Epidemiologist III

Do you like to work with disease forecasting and biostatistics? Do you work well with others and as a team member? Ready to make a difference in public health? Utah’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Population Health (DPH) is actively seeking a Public Health Modeler (Epidemiologist III) to join our Division Surveillance Team (DST). ! As our Public Health Modeler (Epidemiologist III), you will bring your experience to the position and help make a difference for our DPH team and the customers and clients that you will support.

You will also help the mission and vision of DPH which promotes healthy behaviors, prevents injury and disease, works to connect at-risk people with services, and ensures rapid emergency response to any issue of public health concern. Within DPH, the Division Surveillance Team (DST) serves as a resource to improve collection, access, analysis, and interpretation of data through providing and building technical capacity for analysis, visualization, and modernization of surveillance processes and systems.

We aim to improve the availability, timeliness, and quality of data to inform public health action. You will make a difference from day one! Why Work for DHHS and About

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Benefits: Why work for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services? In addition to the rich benefits the State of Utah offers (click here), the department offers: • On-site fitness center for a minimal membership fee • UTA Eco Pass at a discounted monthly rate • Teleworking opportunities • On-site day care center at the Cannon Health Building with First Steps Day Care - contact for rates and availability, 801-538-6996 For more information on the Utah Department of Health and Human Services, please (click here).

Benefits Health Insurance - Public Employee Health Program (PEHP): • 3 medical plan options. Choose a Traditional or High Deductible Health Plan. There is an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other medical insurance coverage. • 5 dental plan options, with an Opt-Out Cash Benefit option for those that have other dental insurance coverage. • 4 vision plan options under EyeMed or OptiCare • Retirement - Utah Retirement Systems (URS): • Employees who have any service credit with an employer covered by the Utah Retirement Systems prior to 7/1/2011 are in the Tier I Public Employees System.

• Employees hired on or after 7/1/2011 and who have never been in the URS retirement system have two options for retirement in the Tier II System. • Tier 2 Hybrid Retirement System. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary between both plans (pension and 401(k)) • Tier 2 Defined Contribution Plan. Employer contributes an amount equal to 10% of your salary to a 401(k) plan only. • Employer contributions to your 401(k) are vested after four years. • Paid Time Off: • Annual leave and sick leave are accrued at 4 hours per pay period each (4 hours annual, 4 hours sick).

• Annual leave amounts increase with years of service. • We have 12 paid holidays. Principle

Duties: • Design, execute, and validate modeling projects on communicable diseases of interest • Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that our models and analyses are relevant, accurate, and timely • Develop and integrate outbreak analytics tools and platforms that enable rapid analysis, interpretation, visualization, and integration of data to support public health decision-making • Expand and maintain a modeling consortium across state public health, local public health, and our academic partners • Provide expert decision support and interpretation of analytic output, clearly communicating the implications for public health and informing the development of response strategies.

• Present data and findings to a diverse audience, including epidemiologists, decision makers, and the public. • Apply computational and statistical tools and algorithms for cleaning, analysis, and visualization of data. • Develop modeling capacity and literacy among epidemiologists at the state and local level • Any other duties as required. Minimum

Qualifications: • Has a Master’s degree or higher in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or a related field. • Has experience developing and running various models including forecasting and simulation models, with preference for model development for public health.

• Has experience using R and R Shiny for data cleaning, analysis, and visualization. • Has strong quantitative, biostatistical, and data analysis skills • Displays a high level of initiative, including the ability and willingness to take ownership of work, recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, seek out additional assignments or tasks, and help others. • Communicates in a way that builds relationships and fosters collaborative work. Tailors the mode and content of communication to both technical and non-technical colleagues in and outside of the organization Working Conditions: • The typical office setting for this job is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated.

However, you may encounter some risks that are associated with any office setting, for example, the safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc. • Standard Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Physical Requirements: • Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work Notes: • Continued employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

Click here for current DHHS policy. • This position is currently a hybrid of both in-office and remote work days. Please note, a position's eligibility for remote work is established by agency management and is subject to change at their discretion at any time and for any reason. • This is a temporary position that has current funding for five years,

This position may be extended or become permanent based on future funding and agency need. • Occasional travel is required with this position. • If you are a new hire or a rehire, you must have the capability to perform all work within State of Utah boundaries, no later than 30 days after your start date.

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